OSHC News

We are excited to share the wonderful developments happening in the OSHC space. The newly renovated entrance has sparked many positive comments, reflecting the vibrant energy of our community. We are thrilled to collaborate with our educator Michelle a First Nations Kabi Kabi artist who is working with our staff and students to design a mural with our students, showcasing our shared values. develop our own acknowledgment of Country alongside the children and staff, all while embodying our newly developed service philosophy.

We are also planning on developing after school care club, embracing excursions and walks in our local pathways, celebrating bush tucker and wildlife, and deepening our connection to the story of our school totem animal, the frog.

Our team has been inspired by the musical rehearsals and eagerly anticipates the Wizard of Oz musical later this year that we are proud to have sponsored.

Additionally, we are proud to announce our approval for inclusion support funding for vacation care, and we look forward to securing funding for both before and after-school care, ensuring every child in our care feels supported and valued.

Our students are having a blast sharing their cultural backgrounds through fun conversations! They've been excited to create flags that represent their families and origins, which has sparked a neat idea—they want to teach their friends greetings in their native languages. It’s heartwarming to see the joy and confidence as they talk about their family traditions and the celebrations they enjoy throughout the year. This has led to some amazing artwork and enjoyable story time!

We’re excited to keep building our relationships with the children in our care and their carers! Our holiday program  prvided a fantastic opportunity to spend even more time together, enjoying fun activities with all the students that inlcuded two excursions one to the zoo and the other to watch a movie. I was really impressed with how well behaved they were and the meaningful conversaions we were able to have with them.

Lastly we have had some feedback from our families that the entry gate to the oshc is lacking in safety measures to ensure a children are unable to exit the area without a parent present during operational hours. I would like to mention that I have had discussions with the school and helping hands to have additional signage on both sides of the gate and a new spring mechanism has been relaced to ensure the gate springs back automatically to close back over after opening. We also have a staff at the main entrance to ensure children are not leaving the room with out  being signed out by an authorised pickup person.